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August 11,2010Harsh winters and hot summers can contribute to the need for replacing protective insulation for high-traffic public facilities in the Midwest. The exterior of the state-of-the-art Nature Museum in Chicago is clad with a Sto finishing system that gives the building an appealing look for its urban context.Sto Corp.Circle 214
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August 11,2010Chicago-area developer The Alter Group broke ground in January on a new 10-story office building that adds 227,604 sf of Class-A “green” office space to Chicago's River North neighborhood. Designed by Chicago-based Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates with James McHugh Construction Company, Chicago, as the general contractor, the new building will incorporate such sustainable el...
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August 11,2010Concept designs for the Winspear Opera House (right), designed by London's Foster and Partners, and Wyly Theatre, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture, are giving arts patrons in Dallas something to look forward to. When completed in 2009, the buildings will be part of a five-building $275 million complex comprising the Dallas Center for the Performing...
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August 11,2010What happens when health care meets Walt Disney World? A themed hospital, of course.Slated for completion in October 2002, the Florida Hospital Waterman just beyond the gates of Walt Disney World in Tavares, Fla., incorporates a thematic play based on the seven days of creation from the Book of Genesis.
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August 11,2010In our April 2008 story on Rice University's bathroom pods (p. 12), we neglected to mention the architecture firms that were responsible for designing the modular bathroom units for the student residence halls. The design team included London-based Hopkins Architects and Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Co.
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August 11,2010Known more for its bright yellow earthmoving equipment than its high-tech inventions, construction equipment giant Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has formed a technology licensing group that will market and license its intellectual properties to outside companies."We have more than 7,000 patents," says Bill Berlinger, the licensing manager for the corporate licensing program, who explain...
